Substance Abuse Counselor - Daytime Harm-Reduction Care

Illumination-Health-Home; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumination Health + Home is seeking a Substance Abuse Counselor to provide client services in a shelter setting using a harm reduction approach. The role focuses on compassionate care and helping clients move toward abstinence or reduced use, while maintaining HIPAA-compliant documentation.

The position offers a Monday–Friday schedule, with pay at $27 per hour. Candidates will engage in assessments, treatment planning, and coordination with a multidisciplinary team to support client recovery

Qualifications

• Experience delivering counseling in shelter or recuperative care settings.
• Familiarity with harm reduction in substance use services.
• Ability to document client interactions per agency standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide counseling using harm reduction to motivate abstinence or reduction.
• Initiate client evaluations, assessments, care planning and goal setting.
• Collaborate with medical, case management, foodservice and transportation teams.

Skills

Harm reduction

Client assessment

HIPAA compliance

Documentation

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Illumination Health + Home is seeking a Substance Abuse Counselor to provide client services in a shelter setting using a harm reduction approach. The role focuses on compassionate care and helping clients move toward abstinence or reduced use, while maintaining HIPAA-compliant documentation.

The position offers a Monday–Friday schedule, with pay at $27 per hour. Candidates will engage in assessments, treatment planning, and coordination with a multidisciplinary team to support client recovery